Linguistics in pursuit of justice / John Baugh.

Author/creator Baugh, John, 1949- author.
Format Electronic
PublicationCambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource : illustrations
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Subjects
Sociolinguistics.
Social justice.
Social Justice

Contents Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Linguistics, Life, and Death; 2.1 The Birth of Forensic Linguistics; 2.2 A Tale of Two Murders; 2.3 Case Commonalities; 3 Linguistics, Injustice, and Inequality; 3.1 Speech Act Theory; 3.2 Youthful Linguistic Indiscretion; 3.3 Nefarious Linguistic Intent; 3.4 Audience Design; 3.5 Educational Inequality; 3.6 Linguistic Human Rights; 4 Some Linguistic and Legal Consequences of Slavery in the United States; 4.1 Changing Terms of Reference.
Contents 4.2 Discourse Analysis of the Dred Scott Ruling; 4.3 Refining Linguistic Labels to Distinguish Diversity among Black People; 4.4 Voluntary Black Immigration to the United States; 5 Linguistic Profiling; 5.1 Inception; 5.2 Biblical Precursor; 5.3 Technological Ramification; 5.4 Foundational Research; 5.5 Contemporary Considerations; 5.6 Future Perspectives; 5.7 Conclusion; 6 Earwitness Testimony and Unbiased Formulation of Auditory Lineups; 6.1 (Un)reliable Voice Identification; 6.2 Illustrative Results; 6.3 Implications for the Creation and Utilization of Auditory Lineups.
Contents 7 Dialect Identification and Discrimination in the United States; 7.1 Wealth Disparities in the United States; 7.2 Housing Discrimination without Visual Cues: Experiment 1; 7.3 Ethnic Identification: Experiment 2; 7.4 Dialect Perceptions of "Hello": Experiment 3; 7.5 Harmonic-to-noise Ratio: Experiment 4; 7.6 Conclusion; 8 Formulating Discrimination: Dimensions of a Historical Hardship Index; 8.1 Heritage Matters; 8.2 The Historical Hardship Index: Some Alternative Dimensions of Discrimination in the United States.
Contents 8.3 The Anguish of Confirming Accurate Local Calibration in Diverse Communities; 8.4 Interpreting Your Preliminary Score; 8.5 Global Adaptation: Reformulating Historical Hardship Indexes beyond the United States; 9 Linguistic Harassment; 9.1 Formulating Linguistic Harassment; 9.2 Some Essential Operational Definitions; 9.3 Conceptual Integration; 9.4 Contextual Considerations; 9.5 An Illustrative Case: Coach Mike Lonergan, Formerly of George Washington University; 9.6 Diagnostic Speech Act Theory; 9.7 Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis Appraisal; 9.8 Audience Design Assessment.
Contents 9.9 Linguistic Defiance: The Special Case of Insubordination; 9.10 Pertinence to Politically Correct Language Usage; 9.11 Some Additional Legal Considerations; 9.12 Summation; 10 Linguistic Contributions to the Advancement of Justice; 10.1 Orientation; 10.2 Foundational Contributions; 10.3 Methodological Grounding; 10.4 Some Additional Linguistic Contributions to the Advancement of Justice; 10.5 Summary; 11 Shall We Overcome?; 11.1 Foundation; 11.2 Pursuing Just Justice; 11.3 Overcoming Injustice; 11.4 Obtaining Justice; 11.5 Achieving Justice; 11.6 Sustaining Justice; 11.7 A Cautionary Coda.
Abstract Explores the role of linguistics in promoting justice and equality with regard to ethnic minorities, legal matters and civil rights.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Baugh, John, 1949- Linguistics in pursuit of justice. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018 110715345X 9781107153455
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